Byrd wrote several books about his adventures

To end the list of these interesting facts about Richard E. Byrd he also wrote many books about his adventure. Byrd chronicled his exploits in various publications. His first book, Skyward (1928), details his 1928–1930 Antarctic trip as well as his flight to the North Pole and transatlantic flight. Alone (1938) details his adventures at Bolling Advance Base, while Little America (1930) is an official account of his airborne research in the Antarctic and his journey to the South Pole.

One of his most well-known works was regarded as being Alone. Admiral Richard E. Byrd had already achieved fame around the world for flying the first flights over the North and South Poles when he embarked on his second Antarctic expedition in 1934. For his most recent journey, he intended to spend six months by himself collecting weather information and satisfying his desire "to taste peace long enough to know how good they truly are." However, things started terribly. Byrd had mysterious signs of the bodily and mental disease while he was trapped in the all-encompassing polar night with no chance of escape until spring. Byrd was already in the midst of a titanic struggle to save his life and retain his sanity when he realized that carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a malfunctioning stovepipe was killing him. Alone was a huge bestseller when it was first released in 1938. For brand-new readers, this edition preserves Byrd's remarkable story.

Byrd was an expert at public relations, and the publicity surrounding his voyages helped to establish him as a national hero and a household name on a global scale.